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Adding tree huggers?

Fairly new here so not familiar w DD traveler but don't you have to hook tree huggers to Whoopies and then to the hammock? Not directly to the hammock, unless it is like WB suspension.

I have no idea. I thought I could remove the suspension that comes with it put in some tree huggers and call it a day! I wish I could find a group hang around here so I could actually have someone help me. The more I read on here the more confused I get! "It's easy! Just pop on a whoopdeedoo tie yourself a slippery marlin diggley bob, run it through the washer toss on a self tensioning knot..." I think my head will explode the first time I actually put it up!

Adding tree huggers?

Here is the end of my hammock if that helps matters at all. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1366457230.455973.jpg
DD says that I just tie those two bits of webbing around a tree "like tying my shoes"...this just doesn't sound like a good idea. So can I take those webbing pieces out and put tree huggers in?

Hi Dutch253.
Maybe this Video will help you. There you can see a modification on the suspension that will stop the rain coming down the webbing and soaking your hammock. It also explains how to set up the hammock:

Yes, that's of course the easiest way =)
I would also recommend the Whoopiesling All-In-One-System and some climbing carabiners, if you don't want to make knots.
(Thats the way I set up my hammock, too.)

But if you don't want to (or are not able to) spent the money for the whoopies, the method with the carabiner mod would be cheap and (I think) easy too.

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Thomas

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